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On the Anniversary of Iran’s Revolution: Key Lessons for Revolutionaries
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On the Anniversary of Iran’s Revolution: Key Lessons for Revolutionaries

Farhang Jahanpour

Many people optimistically assume that popular revolutions against dictators will automatically establish democratic governments

How China will Run Rings around Trump’s US on Lucrative Green Energy in 2026

How China will Run Rings around Trump’s US on Lucrative Green Energy in 2026

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“Gently, Brother!”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:36

“Gently, Brother!” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:36

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Muqtada Renews call for US Departure Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr, the young Shiite nationalist cleric, preached openly at Kufa before about 1,000 worshippers for the first […]

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Democratic Party Divided On Iraq

Democratic Party Divided On Iraq

Democratic Party Divided on Iraq Supplemental Although everyone is syaing that September is now the potential turning point in congressional support for the Iraq War, […]

Juan Cole

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Sadr And Shiite Politics Sawt Al Iraq

Sadr and Shiite Politics Sawt al-Iraq carries a report that Muqtada al-Sadr is back in Najaf after travels in Lebanon and Iran. The US military […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas Kill 9 Us Gis Over 100 Dead

Guerrillas Kill 9 Us Gis Over 100 Dead

Guerrillas Kill 9 US GIs Over 100 Dead in New Wave of Violence Sectarian Killings at forefront Again Sunni Arab guerrillas killed 9 US GIs […]

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Bushies Just Made It Up Saddam Al Qaeda

Bushies Just Made It Up Saddam Al Qaeda

The Bushies Just Make it Up: Iraq & al-Qaeda Bush was out there again on Wednesday trying to link Iraq to al-Qaeda and maintaining that […]

Juan Cole

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Starving Americans Out Someone In Green

Starving Americans Out Someone In Green

Starving the Americans Out Someone in the Green Zone leaked the following memo, which shows that US personnel are now actually facing difficulties in getting […]

Juan Cole

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Dems Blink On Timetable New Iraq Plan

Dems Blink On Timetable New Iraq Plan

Dems Blink on Timetable; New Iraq Plan on the Ground The Democratic leadership in the House and Senate blinked on a troop withdrawal timetable today. […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Effort To Amend Constitution Founders

Effort To Amend Constitution Founders

Effort to Amend Constitution Founders Again Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that Iraqi parliamentarians proved unable to agree on key constitutional compromises. The sticking points included […]

Juan Cole

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Usg Defends Haleh After Many Days Of

Usg Defends Haleh After Many Days Of

USG Defends Haleh After many days of silence, the US government finally spoke out on Tuesday against the absurd charges lodged by the Iranian government […]

Juan Cole

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